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Citharinus macrolepis

Status not recordedbony fish

Citharinus macrolepis is a species in the family Citharinidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about Citharinus macrolepis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Citharinus macrolepis live?

Not recorded

Is Citharinus macrolepis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Citharinus macrolepis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyCitharinidae
  6. genusCitharinus
  7. SpeciesCitharinus macrolepis Boulenger, 1899
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • patetra velkošupinnáCzech
  • Suomusitararoot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Citharinus macrolepis

Other species in the same genus Citharinus.

Moon fish

Citharinus latus

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Moonfish

Citharinus eburneensis

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Citharinus macrolepis?

Citharinus macrolepis (Citharinus macrolepis) belongs to the family Citharinidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Citharinus macrolepis (Citharinus macrolepis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/citharinus-macrolepis

MLA

“Citharinus macrolepis (Citharinus macrolepis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/citharinus-macrolepis.

BibTeX
@misc{citharinus_macrolepis_2026,
  title = {Citharinus macrolepis (Citharinus macrolepis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/citharinus-macrolepis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}